Date : Jun 17-21, 2019 /
Venue : Colombo, Sri Lanka /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: TVET Organizational Excellence through Management of Technopreneurship
• Theme Paper 2: Concepts of Entrepreneurship and Technopreneurship
• Theme Paper 3: Competencies to be a Trainer on Technopreneurship
• Theme Paper 4: Embed Technopreneurship in the Curriculum
• Theme Paper 5: Sri Lanka’s Best Practices in Entrepreneurship Education
• Theme Paper 6: Fostering Entrepreneurial Attributes among TVET Students through Teaching-Learning

Group Work

• Group Work 1: Analyze and identify key features of technopreneurship
• Group Work 2: Formulate strategies for teaching technopreneurship
• Group Work 3: Analyze existing curriculum and formulate strategies to integrate technopreneurship components
• Group Work 4: Develop action plans to integrate technopreneurship in curriculum

National Seminar

21st Century Skills

Date : Jun. 18-22, 2018 /
Venue : Sri Lanka Institute for Development Administration (SLIDA), Colombo, Sri Lanka /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Program Contents

• Theme Paper Presentations on the following:
  • Overview of Strategic Planning
  • Vision, Mission, Strategic Goals and Objectives
  • Strategies and Activities
  • Monitoring and Logical Framework

• Exercises and Workshops on the following:
  • Formulating the SWOT Analysis/Environmental Scanning
  • Formulating the Vision and Mission Statements
  • Formulating the Goals and Objectives Statements
  • Formulating the Specific Activities/Actions under the Goals and Objectives
  • Formulating the Monitoring and Logical Framework

• National Seminar (Half Day)
  • "Quality Assurance in TVET" - 21 June 2018 (Thursday)

Date : May 22-26, 2017 /
Venue : Colombo, Sri Lanka /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Department of Technical Education and Training, Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training, Sri Lanka /

The main contents of the program are:

Special Lecture: Role of APACC on TQM

Theme Papers:

• Industry- Institution Linkages: Introduction and Case Studies of TVET Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Countries
• Offering Continuation Education Programmes and other Services by TVET Institutions to Industries: Sri Lankan Experiences
• Enhancing Industry- institution Linkages through Business Incubation
• Labour Market and TVET System

Field Visit:: 1-2 Medium Scale Enterprises and Interaction with their managers/engineers/ TVET personnel.

Tasks:

• Experience Sharing on Industry-Institution Linkages Practices in TVET Institutions of Sri Lanka, and Identification of Best Practices (Presentation by Participants for their Respective Institutions)
• Identification of Technical Fields for Setting up a Technology Business Incubator in TVET Institution
• Problems and Issues of Labour Market and TVET System in Sri Lanka
• Preparation of an Action Plan for Strengthening Industry- TVET Institution ( Project Work)

National Seminar: "Industry-TVET Institution Linkages: Trends, Expectations and Opportunities"
The ICP will have a one day National Seminar built in between. The seminar will have the following activities:

• Key Note Presentations (Invited Talks) on:
• Emerging Trends in Industry-Institution Linkages at Asia Pacific Level (DG-CPSC),
• Expectations of Industries from TVET Institutions, Teachers and Students (Industry Representative),
• Expectations of TVET System from Industries (DG-DTET or Representative) and
• Future Opportunities in TVET System of Sri Lanka (KOICA/GIZ/ADB Representative)
• Presentation of shortlisted 5 Seminar Papers on different facets of Industry-TVET Institution Linkages by officials from TVET System/ Teachers/Trainers/ Curriculum Developers/Training and Placement Officers)
• Panel Discussions and Formulation of Recommendations

Date : June 13-17, 2016 /
Venue : Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Colombo, Sri Lanka /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET), Colombo, Sri Lanka /

Main Contents:

The delivery of the program design shall follow a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally, a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

Special Lecture: Popularizing TVET: Status, Strategies and Mechanisms

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Experiences and possible avenues for image building in Sri Lanka
• Theme Paper 2: Enhancing TVET Image through APAAC Accreditation & ICT
• Theme Paper 3: Gender Mainstreaming in TVET
• Theme Paper 4: Enhancing Employability of Youth for Global Citizenship
• Theme Paper 5: Action Plan for TVET Image Building

Tasks and Project Work

• Task 1 : SWOT Analysis for TVET Popularity
• Task 2 : Making TVET more visible
• Task 3 : Determine the Inclusiveness of your Institute Environment as per Given Instrument
• Project Task: Action Planning for Building Image of TVET

National Seminar: Initiatives and Practices in Building TVET Image in Sri Lanka

Date : Dec. 15-19, 2014 /
Venue : University of Vocational Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Business Development and Research, Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET), Colombo, Sri Lanka /

The delivery of the program design shall follow a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally, a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

The main contents of the in-country program are:

Theme Papers:

• Theme Paper 1: Management concepts and paradigms of improving Institutional Managements in TVET systems
• Theme Paper 2: Strategic Planning and Management Process for Institutional Management of TVET Systems
• Theme Paper 3: Emerging Trends in ICT integrated Teaching and Learning Environment for TVET
• Theme Paper 4: Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions through APACC process for Quality Assurance
• Theme Paper 5: Developing and Ensuring Effective Implementation of Action Plan for Institutional Management

Tasks:

• Task 1: Assess Quality of Institutional Function, Stakeholder Identification, Organizational Vision and Mission Identification
• Task 2: Critical Issues Identification & SWOT Analysis
• Task 3: Crafting the Strategic Vision, creating a Mission statement, Constructing Goals and Composing the SMART Objectives & Presentation
• Task 4: Preparation of Documents for APACC for Quality Assurance
• Task 5: Project Task:Action Planning for Institutional Management in TVET Systems

National Seminar

Emerging Trends for Institutional Management in TVET Systems